7651The Continental Congress: Instructions to Franklin, Silas Deane, and Arthur Lee as Commissioners to France, [24 … (Franklin Papers)
Attested copy: Harvard University Library This document was long in the making. On August 27...
7652To Benjamin Franklin from Amos Strettell: Statement of Account, 21 October 1776: résumé (Franklin Papers)
AD : American Philosophical Society <Monday, October 21, 1776: George McCleave gave mortgages,...
7653Additional Instructions by Congress to Franklin, Deane, and Jefferson, 16 October 1776 (Jefferson Papers)
Additional instructions to B F, S D, and T J, commissioners from the united states of America to...
7654To Benjamin Franklin from John Fraser, 15 October 1776 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society I received your favor of the 28. Ulto. and I am exceedingly...
7655To Benjamin Franklin from Alexandre Pochard, 11 October 1776 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society Cette Lettre ne vous parviendra que lorsque des tems plus...
7656To Benjamin Franklin from Anthony Wayne, 3 October 1776 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : University of Pennsylvania Library; two drafts: Historical Society of Pennsylvania I shou’d...
7657Report of Thomas Story to the Committee of Secret Correspondence and the Committee’s Memorandum upon It, [1 October … (Franklin Papers)
DS and copy: National Archives “On my leaving London Arthur Lee Esqr. requested me to inform the...
7658To Benjamin Franklin from Catharine Greene, 1 October 1776 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society You will be Glad to hear of our geting home Safe which we...
7659Vote of Thanks from Harvard College, 30 September 1776: résumé (Franklin Papers)
Text in William C. Lane, “Harvard College and Franklin,” Publications of the Colonial Society of...
7660To Benjamin Franklin from William Temple Franklin, 21 September 1776 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society I am very sorry to find, that my intended visit to my...
7661To Benjamin Franklin from [Jonathan Williams, Jr.], 19 September 1776 (Franklin Papers)
AL : American Philosophical Society I am happy to convey to you two Letters which I think must...
7662To Benjamin Franklin from N[icholas] Barker, 18 September 1776 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society I take the liberty to recommend the bearer of this letter...
7663To Benjamin Franklin from Samuel Cooper, 17 September 1776 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society I cannot forbear expressing to you the Pleasure I receivd...
7664To Benjamin Franklin from Elizabeth Hubbart Partridge, 17 September 1776 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society Would my Vanity permitt me to think, my long Silence...
7665To Benjamin Franklin from Lord Howe, 10 September 1776 (Franklin Papers)
Copy: Library of Congress Lord Howe presents his compliments to Dr. Franklin, and according to...
7666To Benjamin Franklin from Mary Hewson, 8 September 1776 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society As I was yesterday informed that my letter of thursday was...
7667To Benjamin Franklin from Mary Hewson, 5 September 1776 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society Having a chance of sending a letter to you I would not...
7668To Benjamin Franklin from Margaret Stevenson, 3 September 1776 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society I recived your kind faover March 29. By the same conveaes,...
7669To Benjamin Franklin from [Jonathan Williams, Jr.], 3 September 1776 (Franklin Papers)
AL : American Philosophical Society I have just heard of an Opportunity by which a Letter may...
7670To Benjamin Franklin from Anthony Wayne, 1 September 1776 (Franklin Papers)
ALS (draft): Historical Society of Pennsylvania It was with the greatest Concern I recd. the...
7671To Benjamin Franklin from John Fraser, 24 August 1776 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : National Archives I took the liberty of addressing Some lines to you about two months ago,...
7672To Benjamin Franklin from Emmanuel de Pliarne, 22 August 1776 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society J’ay quitté Philadelphie pour passer quelque temps à La...
7673To Benjamin Franklin from Cornelius Stevenson, 22 August 1776 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : Library of Congress I received some days past a pacquet from Amsterdam to my address for...
7674To Benjamin Franklin from James Bowdoin, 19 August 1776 (Franklin Papers)
ALS (draft): American Philosophical Society I recd. per Mr. Gerry a Packet from you containing a...
7675To Benjamin Franklin from John Kearsley Read, 18 August 1776 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society A series of years hath pass’d since you were troubled with a...
7676To Benjamin Franklin from George Ross, 18 August 1776 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society The Phenix and Rose have Just now passed our Batterys and I...
7677To Benjamin Franklin from George Washington, 18 August 1776 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society I have been honourd with your favour of the 16th., and the...
7678From George Washington to Benjamin Franklin, 18 August 1776 (Washington Papers)
I have been honourd with your favour of the 16th, and the several Inclosures contained therein,...
7679To Benjamin Franklin from William Temple Franklin, 17 August 1776 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society It being rather late when I got to Mr. Duffields and the...
7680To Benjamin Franklin from Robert Erskine, 16 August 1776 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society; AL (draft ), Ringwood Manor Museum, Ringwood State Park,...
7681To Benjamin Franklin from Lord Howe, 16 August 1776 (Franklin Papers)
Copy: Library of Congress I am sorry my worthy friend, that it is only on the assurances you give...
7682To Benjamin Franklin from the Chevalier de Kermorvan, [12 August 1776?] (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society J’ai reçû l’honneur de votre Lettre. J’ai lû avec le plus...
7683To Benjamin Franklin from Mehetable Newland, 12 August 1776 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society As Mr. Newland has the honour of being known to you, I have...
7684To Benjamin Franklin from William Dunlap, 10 August 1776 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society Having lately labour’d under a most dangerous and severe Fit...
7685To Benjamin Franklin from Benjamin Rush, [24 July or 31 or 7 August 1776] (Franklin Papers)
AL : American Philosophical Society Dr: Rush begs leave to inform Dr. Franklin that the members...
7686To Benjamin Franklin from Elizabeth Franklin, 6 August 1776 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society Since the outbreak of hostilities William Franklin’s...
7687To Benjamin Franklin from Charles-Guillaume-Frederic Dumas, 4 August 1776 (Franklin Papers)
AL : (letterbook draft ): Algemeen Rijksarchief, the Hague A Gentleman belonging to Jam[aica] a...
7688To Benjamin Franklin from Ray Greene, 4 August 1776 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society It would be Ungrateful in me not to Acknoqledge the many...
7689To Benjamin Franklin from Pierre Penet, 3 August 1776 (Franklin Papers)
Copy: South Carolina Historical Society We have the Honour to write you by Capn. Crawford of...
7690To Benjamin Franklin from Samuel J. Atlee, 2 August 1776: résumé (Franklin Papers)
ALS : Pennsylvania State Library, Harrisburg <Perth Amboy, August 2, 1776: The service of the...
7691To Benjamin Franklin from Anthony Wayne, 31 July 1776 (Franklin Papers)
LS : American Philosophical Society: AL (draft ): Historical Society of Pennsylvania We are so...
7692From George Washington to Benjamin Franklin, 30 July 1776 (Washington Papers)
Within these few days I have been favour’d with two Letters from you—the first cover’d one to...
7693To Benjamin Franklin from the Chevalier de Kermorvan, 26 July 1776 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society Je jouis ici de la faveur de votre recommandation dans...
7694To Benjamin Franklin from William Alexander, 20 July 1776 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society I consider it as one of the great misfortunes of the times...
7695To Benjamin Franklin from John Lawrence and William Smith, 19 July 1776 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society At the Request of Mrs. Mecum (who has been an Inhabitant of...
7696To Benjamin Franklin from Charles Biddle, [June 1776 or early July 1776?] (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society Biddle (1745–1812), the brother of the more famous naval...
7697Virginia Delegates in Congress to the Speaker of the Pennsylvania Convention, 15 July 1776 (Jefferson Papers)
The honorable the convention of Virga. attending to the inconveniencies which may arise from an...
7698Lambert Wickes to the Committee of Secret Correspondence, 13 July 1776 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : National Archives This will inform of a Small Addition to our good fortune in the Prize...
7699To Benjamin Franklin from Lord Howe, 20 June[–12 July 1776] (Franklin Papers)
Copy: British Museum Franklin’s fellow negotiator in London, David Barclay, had written him in...
7700Lambert Wickes to the Committee of Secret Correspondence, 11 July 1776 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : National Archives This will inform you of my proceedings since I left Cape May the 3d...